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Aberdeen, Maryland
Yamaneika Saunders
Stand-up comedian · WGA Award-winning writer · Maya on Life & Beth
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Who is Yamaneika Saunders?
Yamaneika Saunders is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television writer from Aberdeen, Maryland. At 15 she moved to Los Angeles to attend the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and she began doing stand-up there. She reached the semifinals of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2014, got her own Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents half hour in 2017, was featured in the first season of Netflix’s The Degenerates, and released the special White Shenanigans. She is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York and Las Vegas. As an actress she played Maya on Hulu’s Life & Beth and Dr. Flowers on Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors. She won a WGA Award as a writer on Inside Amy Schumer and has written for That Damn Michael Che and The Eric Andre Show. She hosts Off Topic with Yamaneika on SiriusXM (since 2024) and, since July 2026, You’re the Problem … with Yamaneika on Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea Network.
Sources: Wikipedia · official site · Comedy Club Tracker (sources per date below)
Career timeline
- 15Moves to Los Angeles for arts high school; starts stand-up
- 2014Semifinals, Last Comic Standing season 8
- 2015Cast of Oxygen’s Funny Girls
- 2017Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents
- NetflixFirst season of The Degenerates
- 2024Off Topic with Yamaneika on SiriusXM
- 2026You’re the Problem … with Yamaneika (July)
Podcast & show guest appearances
16 verified guest appearances by Yamaneika Saunders on other people’s shows (their own podcasts are excluded), newest first.
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My Favorite Lyrics with Devon Walker
If We Cross Paths, Leave You Cross-Eyed with Yamaneika Saunders
Stand-Up On The Spot
SOTS NYC: Jeff Arcuri, Mark Normand, Chris Redd, Yamaneika Saunders, KC White, J Watkins | Ep 104
We're Done Here
Yamaneika Saunders: Finding Strength in Comedy & Identity
In Godfrey We Trust
681. Was Gandhi a RACIST? | Yamaneika Saunders, Dante Nero, Akeem Woods, and Vishnu Vaka
In Godfrey We Trust
680. Indian MJ got her CRYIN' | Yamaneika Saunders, Dante Nero, Akeem Woods, and Vishnu Vaka
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
#362 Check On Your White Friends with Yamaneika Saunders
In Godfrey We Trust
669. Blacks Always Forgiving Tourette's Again | Phyillis Yvonne Stickney, Yamaneika Saunders, Eva Evans, and Dante Nero
Bombing with Eric Andre
GWAR, Yamaneika Saunders, Derrick Beckles, Eric's Mom & Special Guests
Bombing with Eric Andre
Dream Blunt Rotation w/ Rico Nasty, Tony Hawk, Yamaneika Saunders & Derrick Beckles
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Intimacy Coordinator
The Craigslist Of Cities (w/ Gareth Reynolds, Yamaneika Saunders, and Sean O’Connor)
Robert Kelly's You Know What Dude!
YKWD #583 | Yamaneika Saunders, Kerryn Feehan, & Dru Montana
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
#264 A Dry Willy with Yamaneika Saunders
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Charlamagne CONFRONTS Donnell Over DIDDY YACHT PHOTO! feat. Yamaneika Saunders, Mama & Baby Mama
Each episode matched in the show’s own podcast feed.
Writing, acting and podcasts
Writing
WGA Award with the Inside Amy Schumer staff; also That Damn Michael Che and The Eric Andre Show (Wikipedia).
Podcasts
Off Topic with Yamaneika (SiriusXM, Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Radio) and You’re the Problem … with Yamaneika (Dear Chelsea Network, executive produced by Chelsea Handler).
People
- Amy Schumer (Life & Beth, Inside Amy Schumer)
- Chelsea Handler, executive producer of You’re the Problem
- Kevin Hart, whose SiriusXM channel airs Off Topic
Places
- Aberdeen, Maryland (from)
- Los Angeles (arts high school, early stand-up)
- Comedy Cellar, New York and Las Vegas (Wikipedia; New York lineups in our tracker)
Specials, albums & books
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- White Shenanigans (stand-up special) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
Yamaneika Saunders live dates & lineups
From our comedy tracker: dates, rooms, roles and who opened, each with its source. Updated Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Upcoming dates
Nov 6, 2026
Unverified · date needs human check
The Creek and the Cave club
Austin, TX
Role not listed by the source
- time not listed
Sources: Club calendar
Past performances
Oct 16, 2026
Unverified · 1 source
Comedy Cellar club
New York, NY
Role not listed by the source
- 11:55 PM
Sources: Club calendar
Openers & features
Yamaneika opened for
None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Yamaneika Saunders’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.
Opened for Yamaneika
None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Yamaneika Saunders’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.
Momentum
No momentum note yet. Our tracker started on Oct 14, 2026 (3 runs logged since), so there is no earlier period to compare bookings against. A note appears only when the data supports one.
Said on podcasts
No podcast mentions logged yet.
More on Yamaneika
How we check: a run shows as confirmed only when two independent sources agree on it (for example the club’s own calendar plus a ticketing listing, or Yamaneika naming the dates on a podcast). Everything else stays unverified until a second source turns up. Roles appear only when a source states them. Know a date or an opener we missed? Use the form below.
Yamaneika Saunders FAQ
Who is Yamaneika Saunders?
An American stand-up comedian, actress and WGA Award-winning writer, known for Life & Beth and her specials on Netflix and Comedy Central.
Where is Yamaneika Saunders from?
Aberdeen, Maryland.
What podcasts does Yamaneika Saunders host?
Off Topic with Yamaneika on SiriusXM and You’re the Problem … with Yamaneika on the Dear Chelsea Network.
Is Yamaneika Saunders on tour?
Our tracker lists 3 upcoming dates; see yamaneika.com for more.
Yamaneika Saunders tickets
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